Final Test! Youth in Court Flashcards

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Canadian Court System- youth court (lower magistrate court):

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Law and legal guilt

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Factual guilt vs legal guilt (imp difference; not the same) the threshold is legal guilt. Legal
guilt is the findings by the rule of law

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Legal Rights- special protections for youth:

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  • Language that is age-appropriate
  • Lawyer and presence of lawyer with police questioning (adults do not) for adults, in
    Supreme Court said they don’t need it. You can call a lawyer before you get questioned
  • Have adult (parent/guardian) present when making statements to police
  • Right to privacy (media publication bans)
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Crown responsibilities:

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  • A) Give advice to police (during investigation and other)
    o Except in BC where they screen before the police do
  • B) Screening files & gather information
  • C) Knowledge of community programs (EM/ES; organize & supervise; formalize EM/ES)
  • D) Negotiate plea resolutions (bargains)
    o Bargain to plead guilty for a lesser charge. Also, they use the most amount of
    charges to get them to plead guilty.
  • E) Participate in conferences (pre-trial and sentencing)
  • F) Set dates (conferences; court; meetings)
  • G) Make court appearance
    o If they are being held in detention, the Crown has to put it through trial. Not a lot
    of youth and adults go through trial process.
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Cases in juvenile court:

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Decisions in youth court:

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Rates of convictions

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Remand/pretrial detention:

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Court proceedings:

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Maximum penalties under YCJA:

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Trial with Jury (Youth):

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Factors to be considered in sentencing:

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Sentencing principles:

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Penal philosophies:

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Youth sentences- non custodial sanctions:

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Custodial sanctions:

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Historical foundations:

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18
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Changing use of custody:

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